All About Authors
A Grade 2 ELA worksheet to help students understand author biographies and identify key information about authors.
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All About Authors
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. An author biography tells us about the life of a writer.
Meet Beatrix Potter!
Beatrix Potter was born in London, England, a very long time ago in 1866. She loved animals and nature. She had many pets, including rabbits, hedgehogs, and even a bat! Beatrix loved to draw and paint her pets. She would often make up stories about them too. Her most famous book is 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit.' She wrote and drew all the pictures for her books herself. Beatrix Potter taught us that even small animals can have big adventures!
1. Where was Beatrix Potter born?
France
London, England
New York, USA
Australia
2. What was the name of Beatrix Potter's most famous book?
The Cat in the Hat
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Where the Wild Things Are
Goodnight Moon
3. Beatrix Potter loved and nature.
4. She had many , including rabbits and hedgehogs.
5. Beatrix Potter also loved to and paint.
6. Beatrix Potter only wrote books about people.
True
False
7. She drew all the pictures for her books herself.
True
False
8. What is one thing you learned about Beatrix Potter from her biography?
Match the author to a fact about them. (Remember, this is pretend for this activity!)
9. Dr. Seuss
a. Wrote books about talking animals
10. J.K. Rowling
b. Created a magical school story
11. Imagine you are an author! Write a short biography about yourself. Include your name, what you like to write about, and one interesting fact about you.